Family:Whitney, Elizabeth (1769-1867)

Elizabeth⁵ Whitney (Richard⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), daughter of Richard⁴ and Esther (Clark) Whitney, was born 24 Mar 1769, Ridgebury, in Ridgefield, CT, and died 12 Dec 1867, Danbury, CT, aged 98 years 8 months 18 days. She was buried in North Salem Cemetery, North Salem, NY.

She married Timothy Hunt, son of Gilbert and Hannah (Gorham) Hunt, of North Salem, NY. He was born 5 Nov 1771, North Salem, NY, and died 13 Jan 1835, Ridgefield, CT, in his 64th year. He was buried in North Salem Cemetery, North Salem, NY.

He was a mason and farmer. In 1799 they settled in Ridgefield. An obituary, signed J. H. F., says: "She retained her faculties to the last, and in her last hour bore testimony to the value of our comforting form of faith. She had been a Universalist more than fifty years, and was a member of the lamented Hillyer's parish during his entire pastorate in North Salem, NY. She trusted in her Redeemer with childlike simplicity, and in her life bore testimony to the salutary influence of our religion. The funeral was attended in the Universalist church in North Salem, where the tearful eyes and mournful faces of the people revealed the affectionate regard in which the aged saint was held."

Children of Timothy and Elizabeth⁵ (Whitney) Hunt:

i.	Sally Hunt, b. 20 Nov 1794, North Salem, NY; m. 12 Mar 1821, Ridgebury, in Ridgefield, CT, Jonah Foster, b. 5 Dec 1793, Ridgefield, CT, d. 26 Aug 1840, Ridgefield, CT, bur. Titicus Cemetery, Ridgefield, CT, son of Jonah and Hannah (Benedict) Foster, of Ridgefield, a clothier. They settled in Ridgefield. She moved to Danbury, CT, about 1858, and was living there in Jan 1874.
ii.	Betsey Hunt, b. 27 Dec 1796, North Salem, NY; m. 6 May 1817, Ridgefield, CT, Lewis June, b. 17 Feb 1791, North Salem, NY, d. 20 Sep 1870, Ridgefield, CT, son of Zabud and Mary Bell (Baxter) June, of North Salem, a farmer. She was living there in Feb 1874.
iii.	Henry Hunt, b. 5 Nov 1798, North Salem, NY; a farmer; m.(1) 12 Dec 1823, North Salem, NY, Abby Titus, b. 31 Jul 1798, North Salem, NY, d. 12 Jun 1853, Ridgefield, CT, bur. North Salem Cemetery, North Salem, NY, dau. of John and Susan (Brown) Titus, of North Salem. He m.(2) 31 Oct 1866, Brooklyn, NY, Ellen Lee, b. 24 Oct 1817, New York City, NY, dau. of John and Anne (McCoy) Lee. They were living at Ridgefield, in Mar 1875.
iv.	Laura Hunt, b. 18 Jun 1803, Ridgefield, CT; d. 8 Aug 1805; bur. North Salem Cemetery, North Salem, NY.
v.	Eliza Ann Hunt, b. 21 Oct 1806, Ridgefield, CT; m. 30 Dec 1829, Ridgefield, CT, Selah Bates, merchant, insurance agent, and farmer, son of Elisha and Rachel Bates, of Bedford, N. Y., where he was born 19 July 1804. They dwelt at Seneca Falls, N. Y., until after 1841; and then moved to Bedford, N. Y., where she died on Sunday, 23 Jan. 1853. He left Bedford, in 1857, for McGregor, Iowa, and from there, in 1867, moved to Sand Creek, Nebraska, where, at the house of his son, he died, 26 Aug. 1873. He was buried at Sand Creek. He took the census of Saunders Co., Neb., in 1870. 2842
vi.	Child Hunt, b. 808 VI. Lewis Clark Hunt, b. in Ridgefield, Conn., 7 May 1808; a farmer, formerly a mason; married, 25 June 1832, at North Salem, N. Y., Maria Cable, dau. of William and Hannah (Rundle) Cable, of North Salem, where she was born in 1812. They settled in Ridgefield, where she died, 21 Sept. 1838, aged 26 years, and was buried in North Salem Cemetery. He married (2d), 1 March 1846, at Ridgefield, Lucretia Ann Hoyt, who was born in South Salem, N. Y., 6 Aug. 1821; and in March 1875, still resided, with his wife, in Ridgefield. She is a dau. of Halstead and Lucretia (Scott) Hoyt, of Ridgefield; g. dau. of Henry and Joanna (Halstead) Hoyt, of South Salem, N. Y.; g. g. dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Johnson) Hoyt, of Salem, N. Y.; g. g. g. dau. of Jeremiah and Lydia (Weed) Hoyt, of Stamford, Conn.; g. g. g. g. dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Jagger) Hoyt, of Stamford; g. g. g. g. g. dau. of Benjamin and Hannah (Weed) Hoyt, of Stamford; and g. g. g. g. g. g. dau. of Simon Hoyt, who landed in Salem, Mass., in 1628, was one of the first settlers of Charlestown, Mass., in 1629, and of Dorchester, Mass., in 1630, removed to Scituate, Mass., in 1635, and afterward to Windsor, Conn., was in Fairfield, Conn., before 1649, and finally settled in Stamford, Conn., where he died I Sept. 1657.1 2844
vii.	Child Hunt, b. 809 VII. Henry Whitney Hunt, b. in Ridgefield, Conn., 8 May 1811; a farmer; married, 12 May 1833, at North Salem, N. Y., Julia Ann Smith, dau. of Levi and Ann (Dibble) Smith, of North Salem, where she was born, 24 March 1813. They settled in Ridgefield, and were living there in Feb. 1874. 2846

References

• Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 66.

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